Jun 18 Newsdesk2

British firm awarded contract for security upgrades

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 June 2014:A UK-based firm has been awarded a £28 million contract to upgrade security, justice and defence apparatus...

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Ministry of Interior calls for applicants to Special Operations Force
Jun 8 Emad

Ministry of Interior calls for applicants to Special Operations Force

By Jamal Adel.Special Operations Force (Photo: Ministry of Interior)Tripoli, 8 June 2014:The Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that it is activ...

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Mar 27 thomwestcott

Counter Crime Agency to be headquartered in Sebha

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 March 2014:The Counter Crime Agency (CCA) is to be headquartered in Sebha, following a decision by the General National C...

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Aug 15 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi security operations reviewed and streamlined - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 15 August 2013:At Wednesday’s press conference Prime Minister Ali Zeidan revealed that there had been a review of security in...

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Aug 14 Sami Zaptia

Government is not "weak, incapable, asleep" - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 14 August 2013:The “government is not weak, incapable or asleep”, insisted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan at today’s press conferen...

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Zawia demonstrates against militia torture, arbitrary arrest and kidnapping
Apr 13 Michel Cousins

Zawia demonstrates against militia torture, arbitrary arrest and kidnapping

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Protesters at Zawia's "Oppression has no Legitimacy".(Photo: Algammoudi via Libya Needs Justice Facebook)Tripoli, 13 April  201...

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Obama tells Zeidan of US support for Libya’s democratisation
Mar 13 Michel Cousins

Obama tells Zeidan of US support for Libya’s democratisation

Washington, 13 March 2103:In his first visit to Washington as Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan was told by President Barack Obama today, Wednesday, o...

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Jan 21 Michel Cousins

Militias told to quit Tripoli

Tripoli, 21 January 2013:A series of meetings were held on Saturday and Sunday involving the leaders of the capital’s military councils as well as bat...

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Libyan armed forces begin three-day training seminar with British military in Tripoli
Dec 3 George Grant

Libyan armed forces begin three-day training seminar with British military in Tripoli

By George Grant.Tripoli, 3 December:Some 70 officers from all four service arms of the Libyan armed forces have begun a three-day training seminar wit...

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Sep 23 George Grant

Disarmament of Militias in Libya

Sir,Your report, 13 September, of Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur’s unequivocal condemnation of the killers of Ambassador Chris Stevens and his...

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